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  • TAM TV ratings: Week 5 of regional channels

    TAM TV ratings: Week 5 of regional channels

    MUMBAI: In week 5 of TAM TV ratings, let’s take a look at how the regional channels have fared across the country.

     

    In the Bihar + Jharkhand region in the CS4+ market, Mahuaa Plus led the chart with 1296 GVTs followed by Big Magic Ganga with 1256 GVTs and Mahuaa at number three with 712 GVTs.

     

    In the Marathi general entertainment channel (GEC) space, Z Marathi topped the chart with 188980 GVTs. Star Pravah stood second with 54815 GVTs and ETV Marathi ranked number three with 48907 GVTs.

     

     In the West Bengal market, Star Jalsha continued to hold its number one position with 115321 GVTs followed by Z Bangla with 80213 GVTs and ETV Bangla at number three with 22223 GVTs.

     

     In the Tamil GEC space, Sun TV topped the chart with 230581 GVTs followed by Star Vijay with 75900 GVTs and Kalaignar TV ranked number three with 24783 GVTs.

     

     Talking about the Karnataka region, Udaya stood at number one spot in the Kannada GEC space with 83990 GVTs. ETV Kannada ranked second with 52342 GVTs and Suvarna at number three scored 44211 GVTs.

     

    In the Telugu GEC space, Maa TV observed the top spot 106835 GVTs followed by Z Telugu with 91733 GVTs and Gemini at number three with 91093 GVTs.

     

     Lastly, in the Kerala region; Asianet scored the highest in the Malayalam category with 61112 GVTs. Mazhavil Manorama stood at number two with 17037 GVTs and Surya TV ranked number three with 16566 GVTs.

  • Tam Data: Zee and Sony gain in week 5

    Tam Data: Zee and Sony gain in week 5

    MUMBAI: In week five of the TAM TV ratings, the numero uno channel, Star Plus, witnessed a drop. From 659015 GVTs, it fell to 616431 GVTs.

     

    The week saw Zee TV gaining and propelling back to number two position with 485396 GVTs, up from 407999 GVTs.

     

    Colors, which enjoyed the number two spot for a while, came in third in the rating chart. It was a marginal drop of 476976 GVTs from 485008 GVTs.

     

    At number four stood, Life OK with 337642 GVTs up from 298833 GVTs.

     

    Multi Screen Media’s Sony Entertainment Television (SET) jumped to 263082 GVTs from 237536 GVTs. Its sister channel, Sab, witnessed a drop; from 304601 GVTs to 294412 GVTs.

     

    Talking about the other small players in the market, Big Magic reported 41799 GVTs, down from 48822 GVTs; Sony Pal registered 29159 GVTs up from 25595 GVTs; Zindagi scored 18439 GVTs down from 20737 GVTs and Epic observed 8057 GVTs up from 6958 GVTs.

  • TAM TV ratings: Week 1 of regional channels

    TAM TV ratings: Week 1 of regional channels

    MUMBAI: In the week 1 of TAM TV ratings, let’s take a look at how the regional channels have fared across the country.

    In the Bihar + Jharkhand region in the CS4+ market, Big Magic Ganga led the chart with 1640 GVTs, followed by Mahuaa Plus at the second position with 1087 GVTs and Anjan at number three with 964 GVTs.

    In the Marathi general entertainment channel (GEC) space, Z Marathi topped the chart with 142265 GVTs. Star Pravah stood second with 64310 GVTs and ETV Marathi ranked number three with 58507 GVTs.

    In the West Bengal market, Star Jalsha continued to hold its number one position with 119547 GVTs, followed by Z Bangla with 90149 GVTs and ETV Bangla with 27301 GVTs at number three.

    In the Tamil GEC space, Sun TV topped the chart with 263052 GVTs followed by Star Vijay with 74613 GVTs and Kalaignar TV ranked number three with 28277 GVTs.

    Talking about the Karnataka region, Udaya stood at number one spot in the Kannada GEC space with 75561 GVTs. ETV Kannada ranked second with 58013 GVTs and Suvarna at number three scored 48899 GVTs.

    In the Telugu GEC space, Gemini topped with 109827 GVTs followed by Z Telegu with 106887 GVTs and Maa TV with 104057 GVTs.

    Lastly, in the Kerala region; Asianet scored the highest in the Malayalam category with 56926 GVTs. Surya TV stood at number two with 15320 GVTs and Kairali ranked number three with 5581 GVTs.

     

  • All channels gain in week 1 of TAM TV Ratings

    All channels gain in week 1 of TAM TV Ratings

    MUMBAI: The year has begun on a positive note for the Hindi general entertainment channels as most of them saw a hike in TAM TV ratings of week 1.

     
    Star Plus continuing its reign in the genre, gained 654356 GVTs up from 596014 GVTs. The channel’s chart topper Diya Aur Baati Hum lost some numbers and registered 10641 TVTs, down from 10743 TVTs, Saathiya Saath too saw a drop and scored 7949 TVTs, down from 7951 TVTs. Big Star Awards reported 9910 TVTs.

     
    Colors at number two registered 519544 GVTs up from 492307 GVTs. Sasural Simar Ka leads the chart with 7346 TVTs, up from 6769 TVTs followed by Udaan at 6877 TVTs, down from 7038 TVTs.  Got Talent World Stage Live delivered 6195TVTs.

    Zee TV saw a marginal gain with 429663 GVTs up from 427256 GVTs. Kumkum Bhagya tops the chart with 8508 TVTs, down from 8998 TVTs, Jodha Akbar at number two garnered 6705 TVTs, down from 6757 TVTs and Qubool Hai  stood at 6190TVTs, down from 6587 TVTs.
     
    With 337915 GVTs up from 329200 GVTs, Life OK kept its hold at the number four position. Comedy Classes stood at 2716 TVTs, down from 2718 TVTs and Savdhan India scored 2636 TVTs, down from 2689 TVTs.
     
    Multi Screen Media (MSM) comedy channel, Sab, gained 335130 GVTs up from 319608 GVTs. Its chart leader Taarek Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah continued getting eyeballs and reported 8006 TVTs, up from 8002 TVTs. Chidiya Ghar too added some numbers and registered 3236 TVTs, up from 3085 TVTs and Family Antakshari observed 2035 TVTs, up from 1652 TVTs.

    Sony Entertainment Television (SET) too witnessed a hike of 264461 GVTs up from 236682 GVTs. The channel’s crime property Crime Patrol saw a significant rise in the viewership and recorded 2836 TVTs, up from 2381 TVTs, Adaalat too saw a hike in the ratings with 2522 TVTs, up from 2399 TVTs. Maharana Veer Pratap saw a drop with 2498 TVTs, down from 2568 TVTs.
     
    The newest entrant in the genre, Epic, gained 6330 GVTs up from 5281 GVTs. Sony Pal gained 26254 GVTs up from 23007 GVTs. Zeel’s Zindagi fell from 28541 GVTs to 28232 GVTs. Similarly, Big Magic fell to 61055 GVTs from 63489 GVTs.

  • Life OK and Sab gain in week 52

    Life OK and Sab gain in week 52

    MUMBAI: It was a bad end to the year for most of the Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) as they witnessed a significant drop in the viewership at the ratings chart. In the week 52 of TAM TV ratings, only Life OK and Sab emerged to be winners.

    Life OK stood at number four with 329,200 GVTs, up from 327,014 GVTs. The channel’s crime properties – Savdhaan India and Shapath performed well in the week. Savdhaan India garnered 2,689 TVTs, up from 2,308 TVTs and Shapath recorded 2,477 TVTs, up from 1,812 TVTs.

    Sab at number five tracked 319,608 GVTs, up from 310,462 GVTs. Its flagship property – Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah stood out as a clear winner as it observed a rise from 7,060 TVTs to 8,002 TVTs.

    Coming back to the losers this week, despite a significant drop, Star Plus continued its strong hold at number one with 596,014 GVTs, down from 636,952 GVTs. Most of the channels’ offerings have lost eyeballs. Thus, Diya Aur Baati Hum registered 10,743 TVTs, down from 11,823 TVTs, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai clocked around 8,162 TVTs, down from 9,292 TVTs and Ye Hai Mohabbatein reported 9,425 TVTs, down from 10,209 TVTs.

    Colors at number three delivered 492,307 GVTs, down from 500,016 GVTs. Its chart topper Sasural Simar Ka lost numbers and registered 6,769 TVTs, down from 7,040 TVTs. On the non-fiction front, Comedy Nights with Kapil too observed a fall and noted 5,489 TVTs, down from 6,429 TVTs.

    Zee TV continued to occupy the number three spot with 427,256 GVTs, down from 473,977 GVTs. The channel’s popular shows like Kumkum Bhagya and Jamai Raja have witnessed a drop in the ratings. Thus, Kumkum Bhagya recorded 8,998 TVTs, down from 9,936 TVTs and Jamai Raja dropped from 6,879 TVTs to 6,676 TVTs.

    Last but not the least, Sony Entertainment Television (SET) delivered a marginal drop at the ratings chart. It saw a fall from 240,008 GVTs to 236,682 GVTs. On the viewership front, crime offerings have seen a drop. Thus, CID garnered 3,428 TVTs, down from 3,739 TVTs, Crime Patrol scored 2,381 TVTs, down from 2,488 TVTs and Adaalat clocked around 2,399 TVTs, down from 2,528 TVTs.

    Big Magic saw a rise and reported 63,489 GVTs, up from 59,613 GVTs.  Channels like Sony Pal and Zindagi too lost eyeballs as it dropped from 25,158 GVTs to 23,007 GVTs and from 31,545 GVTs to 28,541 GVTs respectively. Epic continued its upward trend and noted 5,281 GVTs, up from 4,534 GVTs.

     

  • Hero ISL reports viewership of 429 million across the nation

    Hero ISL reports viewership of 429 million across the nation

    MUMBAI: Hero Indian Super League (ISL), a joint venture by IMG-Reliance and Star India has created history in India with a record- breaking reach on television, in stadia and digital.  

    As per the TAM data, an aggregate of 429 million viewers from across the nation tuned in to watch the inaugural season of Hero ISL live on their televisions screens, making it the second most-watched sport in the country after cricket. Over 1.5 million fans watched it on ground, in-stadia, making it the fourth most attended football league in the world. Stadia were packed close to full capacity with attendance averaging about 26,000 fans per match. 

    The league cut across demographic boundaries and captured the imagination of a diverse fanbase, with women and children accounting for 57 per cent of the 429 million viewers.

    The Hero ISL was telecast live on eight channels in five different languages cross the Star India network. The league was also aired on starsports.com which had more than 32 million visits recorded during the tournament, surpassing the online audience even for the FIFA World Cup 2014. Across web, mobile and app, starsports.com recorded over 17 million online video views through the course of the tournament. The final match played between Kerala Blasters FC & Atletico de Kolkata recorded 1.6 million online visits. 

    Talking about the league’s success, Star India CEO Uday Shankar said, “Launched with the aim of helping football take root among the country’s masses, the Hero ISL was backed by an aggressive broadcast plan to bring an unparalleled football experience to the viewers. Our intent was to awaken the passion of football and create the birth of a footballing nation. The resultant success of the Hero ISL justifies it as the right platform for tapping the passion for the sport that exists in India. As we gear for a bigger and better second edition, I would like to thank our partners IMG- Reliance, AIFF, all the club owners and more than 400 million fans for making this dream a reality.”

    On 20 December 2014, the Hero ISL finale, held at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, had about 37,000 fans in attendance. The crowning of the first Hero ISL league champion was also watched by 57 million viewers, 2.4x of the reach of 2014 FIFA World Cup final, culminating the over two months long league. The final, with an average TVT of 1418 among M 15+ ABC, registered as the highest rated match of the tournament, 11 per cent higher than the opening match of the tournament. In the social media front, Hero ISL created a total of 2.2 million conversations with more than 275,000 unique authors, generating 11 billion potential impressions. #ISLfinal trended at #2 worldwide on Twitter, and Atletico de Kolkata at #1 in India on Facebook on the day of the finale.

     

    According to IMG-Reliance Chairperson Nita M Ambani, the success of Hero ISL is a realisation of the dream of a billion including Indians to experience and embrace the beauty of football. She said, “The beautiful game has successfully captured the imagination of people of India and we have experienced the joy of watching the birth of a footballing nation. Hero ISL has been geared towards one overarching objective— to develop football across the country in a systematic and holistic manner, and its success will spur the development of Indian football. I extend my gratitude to the people of India for their love and support.”

     

  • Star Plus and Colors only two to gain in week 49

    Star Plus and Colors only two to gain in week 49

    MUMBAI: The week 49 of TAM TV ratings saw Star Plus and Colors gain while other channels saw a downward trend.

     

    Star Plus, continued to reign the ratings charts with 642101 GVTs, up from 625440 GVTs.

     

    The channel’s chart topper Diya Aur Baati Hum gained a few numbers and registered 13109 TVTs, up from 12858 TVTs, Saathiya Saath too saw a jump and scored 9216 TVTs, up from 8170 TVTs and Nisha Aur Uske Cousins reported 4631 TVTs, down from 4865 TVTs.

     

    At the second place stood Colors with 475969 GVTs up from 466969 GVTs. Udaan leads the chart with 6396 TVTs, up from 6123 TVTs followed by Sasural Simar Ka at 6372 TVTs, down from 6512 TVTs and Balika Vadhu with 4882 TVTs, up from 4692 TVTs.

     

    Zee TV, which has been dislodged from its second position for a while now, dropped to 418920 GVTs from 434988 GVTs, it registered last week. Kumkum Bhagya tops the chart with 7701 TVTs, down from 8326 TVTs, Jodha Akbar at number two garnered 6915 TVTs, down from 7422 TVTs and Qubool Hai notched up and stood at 6800 TVTs, up from 6721 TVTs.

     

    Life OK, at number four, witnessed 296175 GVTs a drop from last week’s 324376 GVTs. Comedy Classes stood at 2527 TVTs, up from 2417 TVTs and Savdhan India scored 2392 TVTs, down from 2556 TVTs.

     

    MSM’s Sab and Sony too witnessed a drop. The comedy channel scored 281028 GVTs down from 298804 GVTs while Sony fell from last week’s 230238 GVTs to 226307 GVTs, this week.

     

    Sab’s chart leader Taarek Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah continued getting eyeballs and reported 8380 TVTs, up from 8255 TVTs. Chidiya Ghar lost some numbers and registered 2904 TVTs, down from 3151 TVTs and Family Antakshari observed 1302 TVTs, down from 1535 TVTs.

     

    Sony’s crime property Crime Patrol saw a drop in the viewership and recorded 2112 TVTs, down from 2386 TVTs, Adaalat too saw a drop in the ratings with 1590 TVTs, down from 2124 TVTs and Maharana Veer Pratap grew with 2718 TVTs, up from 2630 TVTs.

     

    Big Magic dropped to 60843 GVTs from 61809 GVTs; Zindagi to 30630 GVTs from 31344 GVTs and Sony Pal witnessed 32834 GVTs down from 32914 GVTs.

     

    Epic continued its upward trend as it gained 3693 GVTs up from 2926 GVTs.

  • Zee TV, Life OK and SET gain big: TAM TV ratings

    Zee TV, Life OK and SET gain big: TAM TV ratings

    MUMBAI: The ranking order of the six topmost Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) remained the same in the week 47 of TAM TV ratings. The channel’s to gain this week are Zee TV, Life OK and Sony Entertainment Television (SET).

     

    Zee TV at number three reported 433,251 GVTs, up from 418,880 GVTs. The biggest highlight for the channel was KumKum Bhagya which witnessed a huge viewership and observed 8,021 TVTs, up from 6,837 TVTs. Jamai Raja too saw a rise in the ratings and stood at 7,133 TVTs, up from 6,583 TVTs and Aur pyar Ho Gaya noted 5,676 TVTs, up from 4,894 TVTs.

     

    Life OK continued to have a strong run at number four with 325,955 GVTs, up from 312,543 GVTs. The shows that grew were Savdhan India which reported 2,577 TVTs, up from 2,328 TVTs, Comedy Classes garnered 2,234 TVTs, up from 2,132 TVTs and Mere Rang Mein Rangne Wali scored 1,510 TVTs.

     

    SET at number six registered 206,514 GVTs, up from 189,679 GVTs. The channel’s new series Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar saw a decent start and scored 1,440 TVTs. Its crime property CID observed 3,562 TVTs, up from 3,098 TVTs and Maharan Veer Pratap tracked 2,628 TVTs, up from 2,546 TVTs.

     

    Talking about the losers this week, the numero uno Star Plus scored 630,854 GVTs, down from 657,629 GVTs. The channel’s chart topper Diya Aur Baati Hum saw a drop in the viewership and garnered 13,400 TVTs, down from 13,962 TVTs, Saathiya Saath recorded 8,763 TVTs, down from 9,647 TVTs and Ye Hai Mohababtein scored 9,316 TVTs, down from 9,599 TVTs.

     

    Colors at number two recorded 481,803 GVTs, down from 483,364 GVTs. Despite a drop, Sasural Simar Ka continued to be the chart topper with 7,260 TVTs, down from 7,717 TVTs, Udaan too lost some eyeballs as it garnered 6,797 TVTs, down from 7,253 TVTs and Balika Vadhu reported 4,804 TVTs, down from 5,182 TVTs.

     

    At number five stood Sab with 275,597 GVTs, down from 295,904 GVTs. Its chart leader Taarek Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah reported 7,175 TVTs, up from 7,120 TVTs, Family Antakshari observed 1,190 TVTs, down from 1,466 TVTs and Badi Door se Aaye Hai tracked 2,322 TVTs, down from 2,474 TVTs.

     

    Big Magic viewership has grown by 12 per cent this week on the back of artist specials and faces in key show. It recorded 68,667 GVTs, up from 61,220 GVTs. On the other hand, Zindagi gained and recorded 30,125 GVTs, up from 29,324 GVTs and Sony Pal registered 30,457 GVTs, down from 32,126 GVTs. 

  • ‘Entertainment’ on Zee Cinema is the highest rated Hindi movie premiere of 2014

    ‘Entertainment’ on Zee Cinema is the highest rated Hindi movie premiere of 2014

    MUMBAI: Zee Cinema, the ultimate Hindi movie destination on Indian television, has earned the top spot among movie premieres with its latest blockbuster movie ‘Entertainment’ grossing an all-time high of 2,59,007 GTVTs (Source TAM: Week 42).  The film has Akshay Kumar and Tamannah Bhatia in the lead roles along with Johnny Lever and Krishna Abhishek at their comic best.  

    Amongst all the top premieres aired across movie channels, Entertainment secured the top spot garnering 60,000 TVTs (Source TAM), thus gaining leadership in the movie premieres segment this year.

                                        (Source: TAM, CS4+, HSM, Premiere TVTs)

    The film garnered more eyeballs than any other premiere in the week across Hindi movie channels in India.

                                        (Source: TAM, CS4+, HSM, Premiere TVTs)

    The movie also bagged the tag of having the highest time spent by viewers watching in comparison to all the other premieres this year by garnering a whopping 60 minute viewership in that segment. The film also recorded a high amongst CS4+ and 15+ Male audiences viewing it on Zee Cinema as compared to other Hindi movie channels.

                                      (Source: TAM, CS4+, HSM, Premiere TSVs)

                                          (Source: TAM, HSM, Week 42)

    Speaking of the film’s success on Zee Cinema, Ruchir Tiwari, Deputy Business Head, Hindi Movie Channels, ZEEL commented, “The movie ‘Entertainment’ is our latest content acquisition and we are extremely delighted to get such a tremendous response for its movie premiere across all four parameters of movie viewing – GTVTs, CS 4+, CS 15+ Males and highest time spent. Entertainment has fared extremely well and we will continue to entertain our viewers with many more films that echo our philosophy, Movies, Masti, Magic!”

  • Bigg Boss Kannada season 2 sustains momentum in finale

    Bigg Boss Kannada season 2 sustains momentum in finale

    MUMBAI: The verdict is out! Bigg Boss Kannada Season 2 Finale episode grabbed eye balls with the colossal ratings of 8.45 TVR compared to last season’s finale which was narrowly 3.83 TVR, hereby ruling the charts. Season 2 of Bigg Boss Kannada hosted by Sudeep, aired on Suvarna TV, Star Network’s Kannada General Entertainment Channel. The show gained momentum and created a stir in the audiences with the current season and has clearly emerged as a winner while taking over other reality shows on regional television.
     
    Bigg Boss’s unpredictable format won over the viewers’ attention and loyalty and made it one of the most popular regional shows in South India. Kannada General Entertainment Channel, Suvarna TV brought in different and exciting content for its audiences with an electrifying Bigg Boss Kannada Season 2 in its second innings. Achieving popularity in the non-fiction reality category, the channel gained the No 2 position and the successful format contributed 40% of the channel’s GVM.  The show launched with 6.73 TVR vs. 4.67 TVR in the previous season. Not only has the reality show garnered the best numbers this season but has also stacked up audiences for the channel, viewership soared from 543 TVT’s in Season 1 to 1,207 in Season 2 for the finale.
     
    Endemol India- television COO Abhishek Rege said, “With each season, the show gains momentum on both national and regional television. The constant popularity of the second season of Bigg Boss Kannada has visibly increased. The unpredictable format and the real emotion brought across through the show works with the audiences and the overwhelming peaking TVR’s of Season 2 are proof. With these encouraging numbers, we hope to launch more regional formats and reach out to maximum audiences down South with Tamil and Telegu versions soon and will also announce the second innings of Bigg Boss Bangla.”